Editorial

New Challenges and New Opportunity

Everett Johnson
The approach of a new year means many things for fishermen. The middle of the Texas winter means hardcore speckled...

Golf, Anyone?

Everett Johnson
Lately I am averaging an email each day and several telephone calls per week from anglers expressing growing concern over...

Heart and Soul of a Fisherman

Everett Johnson
Roaming from bay to bay has always been a favorite pastime. I sometimes feel that I'm falling into a rut...

Silver Bullets?

Everett Johnson
The magazine is finished except my editorial and I'm struggling. At reader request I want to address the unfortunate reality...

Texas’ Middle-Coast Spotted Seatrout Fishery

Everett Johnson
Seven years ago TPWD-Coastal Fisheries created Spotted Seatrout Work Group, a panel of key stakeholders selected to assist the agency...

Fishing Safety

Everett Johnson
While we never planned that this issue of TSFMag would feature a fishing safety theme, it has certainly turned out...

Our Resilient Fishermen and Fishing Industry

Everett Johnson
I was on my way to the West Houston CCA Crawfish Boil last week. Driving up US-59 I noted the...

TSFMag is Reader Driven

Everett Johnson
We get tons of mail and more telephone calls. Readers enjoy being able to discuss their fishing topics with the...

Hands-on Conservation

Everett Johnson
Writing my editor's column is often one of my toughest monthly tasks. Trying to weave all the elements of worthy...

Bailout for Sagging Fishery

Everett Johnson
In my December 2008 column I spoke of the flounder dilemma. TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division does a remarkable job of...

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